Of: Galbani

Making: Sweet & Spicy Ricotta Stuffed French Toast, One-Skillet Marinated Ciliegine Orzo, Fresh Spinach & Pea Pesto, Dirty Martini Cheese Dip

Headlining the audience-engaging culinary demonstrations in 2024 was Mark “Chef Marco” Sciortino from Buffalo, NY. Owner of “Marco’s Italian Restaurant “and “Marco’s Italian Deli,” both in Buffalo, Chef Marco has been creating and serving traditional, family-favorite, Italian dishes for over 30 years.

Chef Marco is also a successful television personality since 2008 appearing on national television shows and at community festivals celebrating authentic Italian cuisine. Currently, Chef Marco is hosting his ninth season of “Come Dine with Me WNY!” and “Winging it Buffalo Style.” Chef Marco is in his fourteenth year as a creative representative for Galbani, a historic Lombardian specialty cheese enterprise, founded in 1882, and now a subsidiary of Lactalis Italia.

Lactalis American Group, Inc., headquartered in Buffalo, NY, is part of Lactalis Group, the world’s leading dairy company, a French family business founded in 1933 in Laval, France. They hired Chef Marco in 2008 to be their spokesman for Sorrento® and Precious® Cheese. He demonstrated creative and fun cooking tips using their products for three national TV shows. His humorous, easy-going nature helped grow his success as a TV personality. 16 years later, Chef Marco continues to host the La Cucina Galbani® Cooking Stage and performs cooking demos at Italian Festivals across the country as spokesperson for Galbani® Cheese, their new brand name. He is also featured as their celebrity chef on Galbani’s Online Cooking Series. Over the years, Chef Marco has appeared on numerous morning shows in Los Angeles, South Florida, and New York. To learn more about Chef Marco, you can visit https://galbanichefmarco.com